Monday, December 20, 2010

Book “Veltinis”

So a month of intensive work of editing and curating photos for my book “Veltinis” has passed and the book is already on the shelves of the bookstores. It is the second edition of my book that was first published in 2008. But this time it has even more techniques and tips for success, as well as new photos and new design.
Here I must say big thank you to young talented designer who worked on the book with me – Tomas aka promopocket. Love his contemporary and clean approach to the design. Thank you, Tomas!
Thank you to everyone who helped in any way to publish this book. And really big thanks to my readers who were contacting and contacting my publisher until he asked me to repeat the book again :)
It has been the first book about felt in Lithuania. The book is in Lithuanian language only, but it is full of inspiring photos of works of Lithuanian feltmakers (as well as 2 from neighbor countries).
The book covers basic felting techniques, lots of tips for success and creative surface decoration. It's a book for inspiration and encouragement for your creativity in the world of felt. Could be purchased here.

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Sunday, December 12, 2010

Corner shop – for fiber supplies

As every fiber artist I sometimes have a weak point when it comes to buying fiber supplies and sometimes I buy too much what actually becomes excess supplies. Or as my works evolves I refine the ways and materials I work with and sometimes some of them loose interest for me as I move forward. That’s why I decided to open a little corner shop for my excess supplies on Etsy – feltfeltfelt. Please stop by and see whether some materials would be asking you to be used in your projects rather than laying in shelves at my place ;)

Wednesday, December 1, 2010

Workshop updates

As you might have noticed I have added News section to my blog where I will be updating information on the coming workshops and other events connected with my felting.

As the first workshop at the Italian Felt Academy has been filled, the second workshop has been announced in March 15-17, Verona, Italy. More information on Agostina’s website.

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Na ir kalėdinis siurprizas lietuvaičiams, mylintiems veltinį. Nors buvom nusprendę nebekartoti mano knygos “Veltinis” leidimo, bet, vis gaudamas Jūsų prašymus, leidėjas nusprenė dar kartą išleisti šią knygą. Redaguotą, papildytą nauja informacija, naujais skyriais, dar daugiau patarimų ir atnaujintų fotografijų! Tikiuosi kažkam tai taps gražia ir naudinga kalėdine dovana :)

Tuesday, November 23, 2010

Wild beauty

Recently I’ve been working on a collection of nuno felted eco dresses, all dyed with plants or in natural colors, that was presented during the exhibition “World of a woman” in Kaunas together with the collection of ARZA jouillerie amber and jet stone jewelry. (You can view the photos of the show on my Facebook fan page Vilte or on Flickr gallery).
I won’t be too humble in saying that the presentation was really inspiring and enchanting, but it was that way. The collection itself was very organic and definitely not static, so I decided to reinforce this impression by presenting it in a movement on modern dance dancers.
My biggest thanks thus goes to the dancers of Studija M, leaded by Lina Puodžiukaitė, a couple of dancers from Aura – Gotautė Kalmatavičiūtė and Gabija Blochina; masters of visage and hair style from Kirpėjų ir Grožio specialistų asociacija; and photographer Nerijus Kuzmickas.
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There’s a very tiny sneak peak to how the dancers moved on Youtube. And if you want to listen to the music used in the show, here it is – first part was more light with this music and the second part presented more deep textures and colors with this music
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Concept of the collection was focusing on raw, “nude” natural materials (raw silk, wool, handspun silk, sustainable banana fiber…) creating wild organic surfaces, everything formed with hands in live shapes, seamless dresses. It’s like picking up raw wool and silk and “moulding” it into organic silhouettes and textures, beautiful wild “skin” for a human being.
All the collection was dyed with plants in eco friendly way giving it another organic aspect. These colors are live and warm, they encode something that is beyond what you can see with your eyes, it encompasses the feeling of the color…

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More dresses and more photos on FB or Flickr.
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Paskutiniu metu kūriau eko kolekciją vėlimo ant audinių technika, dažydama viską augalais, kuri buvo pristatyta “Moters Pasaulio” parodos metu Kaune, kartu su ARZA joillerie juvelyrika iš gintaro ir gagato. (Nuotraukas iš pristatymo rasite mano Facebook’o puslapyje ir Flickr galerijoje).
Turbūt ne kuklu sakyti, kad pristatymas buvo užburiantis, tačiau jis būtent toks buvo. Pati kolekcija buvo labai organiška ir tikrai ne statiška, todėl norėdama tai sustiprinti, pristatymui pasirinkau modernaus šokio šokėjas.
Taigi nuoširdžiausiai dėkoju Studija M šokėjoms, vadovaujamoms Linos Puodžiukaitės, porai Auros šokėjų – Gotautei Kalmatavičiūtei, Gabijai Blochinai; Kirpėjų ir grožio specialistų asociacijos meistrėms; fotografui Nerijui Kuzmickui.
Youtube svetainėje ir nedidukė atkarpėlė reportažo – tiesiog tam, kad pajausti, kaip šokėjos judėjo. Pirmos dalies muzika – švelnesnėms, lengvesnėms suknelėms, antroji – ryškesnėms, gilesnėms faktūroms ir spalvoms.
Kolekcijos konceptas – atsigręžimas į natūralias pirmines, “žalias”, tikras, “nuogas” medžiagas (šilko, vilnos, bananų pluoštai, rankomis verptas šilkas…), jomis kuriant organiškus paviršius, viską formuojant rankomis, be siūlių. Tai tarsi “žalių” pluoštų paėmimas į rankas ir organiškų siluetų, faktūrų, laukinės naujos žmogaus “odos” lipdymas rankomis.
Dar vienas organiškas kolekcijos aspektas – dažymas augalais. Tokios spalvos – gyvos, šiltos, savyje talpinančios ne tik tai, ką galima pamatyti akimis, bet ir tai, ką galima pajausti…

Daugiau nuotraukų ir suknelių FB arba Flickr galerijose.

Tuesday, November 16, 2010

Feeling of a white wedding. Through one’s lens

After all the celebration is gone, you are left with photos of the day that evoke feelings. It’s not just the feelings of the actual day, these are also the feelings that a person behind the lens has encoded in your photography. There are lot’s of talented photographers with their own signature, I guess it’s sometimes even hard to choose, but if I had to, the main criteria would be that footprint of feeling that photographer leaves in the memories of your wedding day.

I chose to introduce you to 3 different Lithuanian photographers who also do wedding photography. Yes, I am acquainted with all of them and that’s probably why I chose to introduce them here. Because I get a better feeling of what they do.

Svetlana Batura takes a very sensual, spiritual approach, she captures something that is beyond. Perhaps it’s more feminine look at the world, or I should better say sense, not look.

 

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Viktorija Vaišvilaitė Skirutienė has a talent of capturing the very true pulse of life – very sensitive reality, those uncovered true moments in life, the touching point of soul and body, the relation. In reality.

 

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And Victor Morozov, very cinematic approach, passionate and stylish. Lot’s of flight. Everywhere – in people’s relation, life or even exaggerated reality. But he is a master of creating a phenomenal day in one’s life.

 

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Kai baigiasi visas šventės šurmulys, lieka nuotraukos, kurios sužadina jausmus. Ir tai nėra tik tos tikrosios dienos jausmai, čia įsipina ir žmogaus, stovinčio už fotoaparato objektyvo, nuotraukose užkoduoti jausmai.  Yra nemažai talentingų fotografų, turinčių savo braižą, tikriausiai sunku ir pasirinkti, bet jei reikėtų rinktis, vadovaučiausi būtent tais jausmų pėdsakais, kuriuos fotografas palieka savo kurtose vestuvių dienos fotografijose-prisiminimuose.

Norėjau pristatyti 3 skirtingus lietuvių fotografus, kurie užsiima ir vestuvine fotografija. Taip, pažįstu visus tris ir tikriausiai būtent dėl to pasirinkau juos pristatymui savo dienoraštyje. Dėl to, kad galbūt geriau jaučiu tai, ką jie kuria.

 

Svetlanos Baturos fotografija persmelkta jausmingumu ir jautrumu, dvasinga įkrova, jos objektyvas fiksuoja kažką, kas yra virš viso matomo. Tikriausiai tai labiau moteriškas požiūris, tik turbūt reikėtų sakyti jausmas.

 

Viktorija Vaišvilaitė Skirutienė turi ypatingą talentą užčiuopti ir fiksuoti patį gyvenimo pulsą – labai jautrią realybę, atvirus, tikrus momentus gyvenimo plotmėje, dvasios ir kūno sąlyčio tašką, santykį. Realybėje.

 

Ir Victor Morozov – labai kinematografiškas, aistringas ir stilingas. Begalė polėkio. Visur – žmonių santykiuose, gyvenime, net ir suintensyvintoje realybėje. Jis tikras meistras, kurdamas išskirtinę dieną savo personažų gyvenimuose.

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